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Dealers
H&E Equipment to buy Neff for $1.2 billion
H&E Equipment Services is buying equipment rental company Neff Corporation for roughly $1.2 billion in a merger move that will almost double the amount of branches for H&E. As part of the purchase, H&E will pay $21.07 per share of Neff common stock and includes approximately $690 million of net debt. Officials expect to close [âŚ]
July 18, 2017
Dealers
AEMâs âBehind Every Productâ campaign touts economic impact of heavy equipment industry
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has launched a new ad campaigned to tout the economic contributions of equipment manufacturers and related industry aimed at âWashington influencers.â The âBehind Every Productâ campaign includes a video (included below), print and digital advertising material. âEquipment manufacturers want to be sure that President Trump, members of Congress and [âŚ]
July 18, 2017
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Perkins SmartCap; Pipeline contractors ask for ELD exemption; Volvo sells stake in Deutz; Classic machines at Deere HQ; Fecon FMX36, FMX50 excavator mulching attachments
Perkins intros the SmartCap, an engine oil filler cap that sends service alerts to your phone Imagine a diesel engine oil filler cap that reminds you when itâs time to change the oil. Thatâs what Perkins showed us in June at its new factory in Seguin, Texas. Just north of San Antonio, Seguin is where [âŚ]
July 18, 2017
Dealers
Business Roundup: Vermeer Great Plains now employee-owned; Deere-Wacker Neuson deal for Kramer; Construction spending flat in May
Vermeer Great Plains becomes employee-owned through stock ownership plan The employees at Vermeer Great Plains, which has locations in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, now fully own the dealership through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). The company believes an employee ownership structure offers a more productive environment because employees are working toward common goals and feel [âŚ]
July 18, 2017
Construction Equipment
Volvoâs LX1 hybrid loader prototype achieves a 50% fuel efficiency gain over L150
After six months of testing at two Waste Management facilities in California, Volvo Construction Equipment says its electric hybrid LX1 prototype loader achieved up to 50 percent fuel efficiency improvement over a comparison machine, well exceeding the 35 percent goal it set for the project.  The LX1, unveiled at the Volvo CEâs Xploration Forum [âŚ]
July 17, 2017
Pickups
Diesel Ram 1500 reportedly back in production despite emissions legal battle
FCA is reportedly once again manufacturing diesel-equipped Ram 1500 pickups, though the companyâs âEcoDieselâ moniker may be scrapped. Current production volume on Ramâs 2017 1500 with a 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 diesel is less than two dozen per shift, according to Automotive News. Neither EPA nor the California Air Resources Board have certified the vehicles. FCAâs [âŚ]
July 17, 2017
Pickups
Toyoâs Open Country C/T jobsite pickup tire has held up well after 17,000 miles
Last Fall, Toyo Tire U.S.A. sent me a set of their new-at-the-time Open County C/T tires (245/70R17), which I promptly mounted to my personal F-150 and have been piling on the mileage ever since. In the last nine monthsâand nearly 17,000 milesâthese tires have seen everything from the open highway (from southwest Alabama to Nashville, Tennessee, [âŚ]
July 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Bertha is half disassembled, cutterhead completely removed
Bertha, the worldâs largest tunnel boring machine at 8,000 tons, has been half disassembled by Seattle Tunnel Partners and all of the machineâs cutterhead has been removed. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reports that much of the trailing gear is still inside the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Crews are continually working to cut and haul [âŚ]
July 17, 2017
Dealers
Takeuchi-US adds Ditch Witch of Georgia to dealer network
Compact equipment manufacturer Takeuchi-US has added Ditch Witch of Georgia, based in Albany, Georgia, to its dealer network. âThere is a reason Ditch Witch of Georgia has been around for over a half-century backed by strong customer service and continually expanding its portfolio,â says Kim Robinson, director of sales at Takeuchi-US. âTakeuchi equipment will help [âŚ]
July 17, 2017
Pickups
Ram unveils new Big Horn Black, Sport HD packages for 2018
For its pickupsâ 2018 model year, Ram will introduce new Big Horn and Lone Star Black packages as well as a new Sport version. Big Horn and Lone Star Black packages will be available for 2018 Ram 1500 trucks. Lone Star Black will be available in Texas only. The new Big Horn Black is offered [âŚ]
July 14, 2017
Construction Equipment
Perkins intros the SmartCap, an engine oil filler cap that sends service alerts to your phone
Imagine a diesel engine oil filler cap that reminds you when itâs time to change the oil. Thatâs what Perkins showed us in June at its new factory in Seguin, Texas. Just north of San Antonio, Seguin is where the British-based Perkins put its headquarters for the Americas and has co-located an engine manufacturing operation [âŚ]
July 14, 2017
Dealers
Case CE recognizes 2017 Diamond Dealers and Gold Dealers
Case Construction Equipment has recognized 20 dealers as part of its 2017 Diamond Dealer and Gold Dealer awards program through its North American Construction Equipment Partnership Program. The company says the awards review dealers in the U.S. and Canada through sales performance, marketing and communications, product support, parts support and training. âThis year Case celebrates [âŚ]
July 14, 2017
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